Recent published research stated that those patients with Rheumatoid arthritis had higher pain levels if they also were diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. “Fibromyalgia is associated with worsening function in rheumatoid arthritis patients”.”The researchers noted that Fibromyalgia is a debilitating syndrome characterized by widespread, non-articular pain. The condition is more common in RA patients, with a prevalence […]

I’ve been more than busy this past month working with patients and seeing so many successes as patients return to a “normal” state of life. Being able to enjoy even one day pain free can be an exhilarating experience for someone who has been in constant pain for months or even years. So what is […]

Fibromyalgia and chronic pain are now thought to be a separate condition or disease and should be treated as such. Inflammation plays an important part in both conditions and it is more complex due to the brain processing pain signals. With long exposure to physical pain, nerves may actually hard-wire that pain into a neurological memory […]

If you are a fibromyalgia patient you already know about the multitude of symptoms that rack your body. Some symptoms seem to come and go overnight followed by new areas of pain and concern. Where did these pains come from? You wish this disease would make up its mind and let you suffer the pains […]

Does this sound familiar? How many of you have had this happen to you? Many of you have had this happen over and over again. How frustrating for you and for those of us who have lived through this with you as spouses, caregivers or sympathetic doctors. As a doctor who has treated fibromyalgia patients […]

A very frustrated fibromyalgia patient came into the clinic a few weeks ago. This was her second attempt at trying our treatment program for her condition. A few years earlier this same patient showed interest in starting our treatment program but at that time there were too many other conditions, problems, doctors, excuses, etc. involved […]

This article will talk about the key issue that fibromyalgia, and all chronic pain patients,have that keeps them from becoming symptom free. How controlling inflammation was the success in the pre-protocol that leaves patients symptom free. Fire in the hole or is it “Whole” as in whole body when it comes to fibromyalgia patients. […]

I’m sure most if not all people were shocked by the death of Robin Williams. The frustration for most people that I heard from was the difficulty in understanding how such a talented individual could take his own life. Certainly Robin’s act if you ever saw it was overboard in sponteneity. You never new what […]

I keep preaching to my patients that regardless what they hear or read be sure to “CHECK THE INGREDIENTS ON THE LABEL.” In the past gluten-free on a label or product did not always mean what it says. Think of it like listening to a politician. They say what they think you want to hear. […]

Being in practice for over 30 years, our goal has always been to treat each patient with respect, honesty and hard work in order to reach a solution to the individuals health issue. Concentrating on finding the patients condition and not just treating symptoms, has set us aside from many other health providers. This has […]